1 Samwele 6:1-21
6 Ne cipao+ ca kwa Yehova caikele mu calo ca baPelishiti imyeshi cinelubali (7).
2 E lyo abaPelishiti baitile bashimapepo babo na bakabuka,+ abati: “Twalacita shani ku cipao ca kwa Yehova? Lekeni twishibe ifyo twalacibwekesha uko caleikala.”
3 E lyo batile: “Nga muletwala icipao ca kwa Lesa wa kwa Israele, mwicitwala ukwabula umutuulo, pantu pa kutwala mumutwalile no mutuulo wa pa mulandu.+ E lyo mukondapwa, kabili mukeshiba ico ukuboko kwakwe kushafumiine pali imwe.”
4 E lyo batile: “Mutuulo wa musango nshi uwa pa mulandu uo tufwile ukumutwalila?” Na bo batile: “Ukulingana ne mpendwa ya bakateka+ ba baPelishiti, ifipute fisano ifya golde ne mpuku shisano isha golde, pantu imwe bonse na bakateka wenu muli ne cikuko cimo cine.
5 Kabili mukapange ifimpashanya fya fipute fyenu ne fimpashanya fya mpuku+ shenu ishileonaule calo, kabili mufwile ukupeela Lesa wa kwa Israele ubukata.+ Napamo kuti ayangushako ukuboko kwakwe pali imwe na pali lesa wenu na pa calo cenu.+
6 Nga cinshi ico muletalamikila imitima yenu ifyo abena Egupti na Farao batalamike imitima yabo?+ Bushe te lintu abakandile+ e lyo balekele abena Israele baye, kabili na bo baliile?+
7 Nomba buuleni ifibombelo no kupanga iceleta ilipya,+ ne ng’ombe shibili ishileonsha, ishishabikwapo ikoli,+ e lyo mukake ing’ombe kwi celeta, no kubwesha abana ba shiko ukuti beshikonka.
8 E lyo mubuule icipao ca kwa Yehova no kucibika pe celeta, ne fimpashanya fya golde+ ifyo mufwile ukumutwalila ukuti e mutuulo wa pa mulandu+ mufibike mu mbokoshi mu mbali ya ciko. E lyo mucitume, na co cileya.
9 Kabili mufwile ukumona: nga caya mu musebo waya ku citungu ca ciko, ku Bete-shemeshe,+ ninshi e watucitile ububi ubu ubukalamba, lelo nga te ko caya, ninshi twaishiba ukuti te kuboko kwakwe kwatukumishe; ninshi ifyatuponene fya mankumanya fye.”+
10 Na bo bantu bacitile ifyo fine. E ico babuulile ing’ombe shibili ishaleonsha no kushikakila kwi celeta, na bana ba shiko balibesalile.
11 Awe babikile icipao ca kwa Yehova pe celeta,+ babikilepo ne mbokoshi ne mpuku sha golde ne fimpashanya fya fipute fyabo.
12 Ne ng’ombe shalimine no kulungama ku musebo waya ku Bete-shemeshe.+ Shaile mu musebo ukalamba, shaleya shilelila no kulila, kabili tashapaatukile ku kulyo nangu ku kuso. Na bakateka+ ba baPelishiti balekonka pa numa ukufika na ku mupaka wa Bete-shemeshe.
13 Kabili abena Bete-shemeshe baleseepa ingano+ mwi lungu. Ilyo basanswile amenso no kumona Icipao, balisekelele pa kucimona.
14 Ne celeta lyaishile mwi bala lya kwa Yoshua umwina Bete-shemeshe no kwiminina mulya, na mo mwali ilibwe ilikalamba. E lyo balepawile ifimuti fye celeta, kabili batuulile isho ng’ombe+ ukuba umutuulo wa koca kuli Yehova.+
15 Kabili abena Lebi+ baikishe icipao ca kwa Yehova ne mbokoshi yali mu mbali ya ciko, umwali ifimpashanya fya golde, bacitekele na pa libwe ilikalamba. Na bena Bete-shemeshe+ baocele imituulo, kabili balepeela amalambo kuli Yehova muli bulya bushiku.
16 Na bakateka basano+ aba baPelishiti bali-imwenene e lyo babwelelemo ku Ekrone bulya bwine bushiku.
17 Nomba ifi e fipute fya golde ifyo abaPelishiti babweseshe ukuti e mutuulo wa pa mulandu kuli Yehova:+ ica kwa Ashdode+ cimo, ica kwa Gasa+ cimo, ica kwa Ashkelone+ cimo, ica kwa Gati+ cimo, ica kwa Ekrone+ cimo.
18 Ne mpuku sha golde shalingene impendwa ne misumba yonse iya baPelishiti iyaletekwa na ba bakateka basano, imisumba ya malinga ne mishi iya ca nsale.
Ne cilibwe icikalamba apo batekele icipao ca kwa Yehova caba ni nte ukufika na ku bushiku bwa lelo mwi bala lya kwa Yoshua umwina Bete-shemeshe.
19 Kabili aipeye abena Bete-shemeshe,+ pantu baletamba icipao ca kwa Yehova. E ico aipeyepo abantu amakumi cinelubali (70) [[na bantu amakana amakumi yasano (50,000)]] kabili abantu batendeke ukuloosha pantu Yehova aipeye abantu abengi nga nshi.+
20 Kabili abena Bete-shemeshe basosele abati: “Nani wingeminina pa cinso ca kwa Yehova uyu Lesa wa mushilo?+ Kwena kuti cawama nga ca kuti afuma kuli ifwe ayako kuli bambi!”+
21 Basukile batuma intumi ku bekashi ba ku Kiriati-yearimu,+ abati: “AbaPelishiti nababwesha icipao ca kwa Yehova. Mwise, mucisende ku mwenu.”+
